World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Lewis Gorman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Chad Gorman
Relationship
Grandson
he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942. He was a pilot in Italy during WWII, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters, WWII Victory Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and National Defense Service award. He served 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.